The Darkness (Xbox 360) > Reviews

Advantages: Atmospheric FPS with a difference, Story + Characters
Disadvantages: Multiplayer :( , Sometimes hard to see, somewhat short

...(pre-owned) for £10 after playing the demo downloaded via Xbox LIVE. ~Story~ At the beggining it appears that the Darkness is yet another Godfather-esqe Mafia style game, however soon into ther game the character you play, Jackie, begins to hear voices and then get's possessed by a dark entity known as the darkness. The basic storyline of this game is that your 'uncle' Paulie and his corrupt police pal are trying to kill you, and you are trying ... Read review

Advantages: Superb voice acting, great story, beautiful graphics, great unique combat.
Disadvantages: Can get lost occasionally. Can be TOO dark.

This is the newest game from Starbreeze studios, the developer started up by Vin Diesel and who produced, to most peoples surprise, the absolutely excellent Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. The tech present in The Darkness is instantly recognisable of this, being absolutely gorgeous throughout. The game is based on the comic book of the same name, which follows Jackie Estacado, a mafia hitman, as he slowly gets taken over by the ... Read review

this game is a must have game on 360, the graphics rock and the game is fantastic and original. it is a little bit of a short game, but the online deathmatches make up for that.

Advantages: Great story and graphics
Disadvantages: Cant use darkness powers in multiplayer

In The Darkness, you are Jackie Estacado, a Mafia hitman possessed by demons and who enjoys eating his enemies souls. Over and over you've been killed, but you just can't die. Why? The Darkness has you. The Darkness, based on the best-selling comic created by Top Cow, takes you on one man's journey for redemption. Jackie Estacado is hunting down old Uncle Paulie Franchetti and crew for a variety of crimes including Jackie's own death. You have ... Read review

Advantages: great game
Disadvantages: a bit short

...with out doubt one of the best 1st person shooters out there. the single player story mode is very original with a lot of twists and turns within the game, including the side missions which you can choose to accept, and the chance to answer questions with differnt answers outcoming with different events in the game. the graphics to this game are amazing and the game it self runs very smooth. one thing i would say though, is that it is only 2 player ... Read review